On January 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14008,
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (the “Order”). The Order sets forth the Biden administration’s policies to address climate change through both foreign and domestic policies and demonstrates the administration’s intent to make addressing climate change a top priority for nearly every department and agency of the federal government. The Order follows and expands on the prior executive order President Biden signed on January 20, discussed in our prior Legal Update.
Most notably, the Order:
temporarily suspends new oil and gas leases on public lands or offshore waters (see our previous Legal Update
The White House
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with United States international leadership, aimed at significantly enhancing global action. Together, we must listen to science and meet the moment.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with United States international leadership, aimed at significantly enhancing global action. Together, we must listen to science and meet the moment.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I PUTTING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE CENTER OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Solar100’s Jon Powers: The Chief Sustainability Officer of Solar
In this special edition of #Solar100, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics Richard Matsui speaks with Jon Powers, co-founder of CleanCapital.
Richard Matsui
January 20, 2021
#Solar100’s Jon Powers: The Chief Sustainability Officer of Solar
You know him as co-founder of CleanCapital. You might not know that he’s also an Army veteran, former federal Chief Sustainability Officer under the Obama administration, and a multi-hyphenate who’s dedicated his career to public service, renewable energy and sustainability.
In this Solar100, Jon Powers weighs in on his unique career trajectory, lessons from successful asset management and the implications of President Joe Biden’s administration on the future of the solar industry.